Recipient(s)
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Date of Approval
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Public Law
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George Washington
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Mar. 25, 1776
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Continental Congress
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Major General Horatio Gates
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Nov. 4, 1777
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Continental Congress
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Major General Anthony Wayne
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July 26, 1779
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Continental Congress
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Major Henry Lee
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Sep. 24, 1779
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Continental Congress
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Brigadier General Daniel Morgan
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Mar. 9, 1781
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Continental Congress
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Major General Nathanael Greene
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Oct. 29, 1781
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Continental Congress
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John Paul Jones
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Oct. 16, 1787
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Continental Congress
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Captain Thomas Truxtun
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Mar. 29, 1800
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2 Stat. 87
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Commodore Edward Preble
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Mar. 3, 1805
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2 Stat. 346-347
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Captain Isaac Hull, Captain Stephen Decatur, and Captain Jacob Jones
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Jan. 29, 1813
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2 Stat. 830
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Captain William Bainbridge
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Mar. 3, 1813
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2 Stat. 831
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Captain Oliver Hazard Perry and Captain Jesse D. Elliott
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Jan. 6, 1814
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3 Stat. 141
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Lieutenant William Burrows and Lieutenant Edward R. McCall
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Jan. 6, 1814
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3 Stat. 141-142
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Captain James Lawrence
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January 11, 1814
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3 Stat. 142
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Captain Thomas MacDonough, Captain Robert Henly, and Lieutenant Stephen Cassin
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October 20, 1814
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3 Stat. 245-246
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Captain Lewis Warrington
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October 21, 1814
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3 Stat. 246
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Captain Johnson Blakely
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November 3, 1814
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3 Stat. 246-247
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Major General Jacob Brown
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November 3, 1814
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3 Stat. 247
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Major General Winfield Scott
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November 3, 1814
March 9, 1848
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3 Stat. 247
9 Stat. 333
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Brigadier General Eleazar W. Ripley, Brigadier General James Miller, and Major General
Peter B. Porter
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November 3, 1814
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3 Stat. 247
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Major General Edmund P. Gaines
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November 3, 1814
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3 Stat. 247
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Major General Alexander Macomb
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November 3, 1814
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3 Stat. 247
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Major General Andrew Jackson
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February 27, 1815
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3 Stat. 249
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Captain Charles Stewart
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February 22, 1816
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3 Stat. 341
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Captain James Biddle
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February 22, 1816
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3 Stat. 341
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Major General William Henry Harrison and Governor Isaac Shelby
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April 4, 1818
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3 . 476
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Colonel George Croghan
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February 13, 1835
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4 Stat. 792
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Major General Zachary Taylor
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July 16, 1846
March 2, 1847
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9 Stat. 111
9 Stat. 206
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Rescuers of the Officers and Crew of the U.S. Brig Somers
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March 3, 1847
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9 Stat. 208
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Major General Winfield Scott
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March 9, 1848
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9 Stat. 333
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Major General Zachary Taylor
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May 9, 1848
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9 Stat. 334-335
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Commander Duncan N. Ingraham
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August 4, 1854
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10 Stat. 594-595
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Frederick A. Rose
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May 11, 1858
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11 Stat. 369
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Major General Ulysses S. Grant
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December 17, 1863
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13 Stat. 399
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
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January 28, 1864
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13 Stat. 401
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Captain Creighton, Captain Low, and Captain Stouffer
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July 26, 1866
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14 Stat. 365-366
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Cyrus W. Field
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March 2, 1867
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14 Stat. 574
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George Peabody
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March 16, 1867
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15 Stat. 20
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George F. Robinson
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March 1, 1871
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16 Stat. 704
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Captain Jared S. Crandall and Others
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February 24, 1873
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17 Stat. 638
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John Horn, Jr.
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June 20, 1874
April 28, 1904
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18 Stat. 573
33 Stat. 1684-1685
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John F. Slater
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February 5, 1883
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22 Stat. 636
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Joseph Francis
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August 27, 1888
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25 Stat. 1249
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Chief Engineer George Wallace Melville and Others
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September 30, 1890
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26 Stat. 552-553
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First Lieutenant Frank H. Newcomb
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May 3, 1900
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31 Stat. 717
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First Lieutenant David H. Jarvis, Second Lieutenant Ellsworth P. Bertholf, and Dr.
Samuel J. Call
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June 28, 1902
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32 Stat. 492
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Wright Brothers
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March 4, 1909
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35 Stat. 1627
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Captain Arthur Henry Rostron
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July 6, 1912
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37 Stat. 639
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Captain Paul H. Kreibohm and Others
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March 19, 1914
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38 Stat. 769
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Domicio da Gama, Romulo S. Naon, and Eduardo Suarez
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March 4, 1915
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38 Stat. 1228
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Charles A. Lindbergh
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May 4, 1928
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45 Stat. 490
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Lincoln Ellsworth, Roald Amundsen, and Umberto Nobile
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May 29, 1928
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45 Stat. 2026-2027
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Thomas A. Edison
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May 29, 1928
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45 Stat. 1012
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First Successful Trans-Atlantic Flight
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February 9, 1929
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45 Stat. 1158
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Major Walter Reed and Associates for Yellow Fever Experimentations in Cuba
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February 28, 1929
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45 Stat. 1409-1410
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Officers and Men of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition
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May 23, 1930
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46 Stat. 379
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Lincoln Ellsworth
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June 16, 1936
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49 Stat. 2324
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George M. Cohan
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June 29, 1936
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49 Stat. 2371
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Mrs. Richard Aldrich and
Anna Bouligny
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June 20, 1938
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52 Stat. 1365
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Howard Hughes
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August 7, 1939
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53 Stat. 1525
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Reverend Francis X. Quinn
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August 10, 1939
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53 Stat. 1533
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William Sinnott
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June 15, 1940
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54 Stat. 1283
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Roland Boucher
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January 20, 1942
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56 Stat. 1099-1100
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George Catlett Marshall, General of the Army, and Fleet Admiral Ernest Joseph King
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March 22, 1946
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60 Stat. 1134-1135
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John J. Pershing, General of the Armies of the United States
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August 7, 1946
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60 Stat. 1297-1298
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Brigadier General William Mitchell
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August 8, 1946
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60 Stat. 1319
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Vice President Alben W. Barkley
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August 12, 1949
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P.L. 81-221, 63 Stat. 599
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Irving Berlin
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July 16, 1954
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P.L. 83-536, 68 Stat. A120
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Doctor Jonas E. Salk
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August 9, 1955
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P.L. 84-297, 69 Stat. 589
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Surviving Veterans of the War Between the States
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July 18, 1956
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P.L. 84-730, 70 Stat. 577
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Rear Admiral Hyman George Rickover
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August 28, 1958
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P.L. 85-826, 72 Stat. 985
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Doctor Robert H. Goddard
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September 16, 1959
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P.L. 86-277, 73 Stat. 562-563
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Robert Frost
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September 13, 1960
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P.L. 86-747, 74 Stat. 883
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Doctor Thomas Anthony Dooley III
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May 27, 1961
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P.L. 87-42, 75 Stat. 87
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Bob Hope
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June 8, 1962
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P.L. 87-478, 76 Stat. 93
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Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives
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September 26, 1962
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P.L. 87-478, 76 Stat. 605
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Douglas MacArthur, General of the Army
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October 9, 1962
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P.L. 87-760, 76 Stat. 760
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Walt Disney
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May 24, 1968
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P.L. 90-316, 82 Stat. 130-131
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Winston Churchill
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May 7, 1969
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P.L. 91-12, 83 Stat. 8-9
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Roberto Walker Clemente
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May 14, 1973
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P.L. 93-33, 87 Stat. 71
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Marian Anderson
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March 8, 1977
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P.L. 95-9, 91 Stat. 19
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Lieutenant General Ira E. Eaker
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October 10, 1978
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P.L. 95-438, 92 Stat. 1060
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Robert F. Kennedy
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November 1, 1978
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P.L. 95-560, 92 Stat. 2142
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John Wayne
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May 26, 1979
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P.L. 96-15, 93 Stat. 32
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Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman
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June 13, 1979
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P.L. 96-20, 93 Stat. 45
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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June 13, 1979
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P.L. 96-91, 93 Stat. 46
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American Red Cross
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December 12, 1979
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P.L. 96-138, 93 Stat. 1063
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Ambassador Kenneth Taylor
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March 6, 1980
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P.L. 96-201, 94 Stat. 79
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Simon Wiesenthal
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March 17, 1980
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P.L. 96-211, 94 Stat. 101
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1980 United States Summer Olympic Team1
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July 8, 1980
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P.L. 96-306, 94 Stat. 937
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Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
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March 22, 1982
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P.L. 97-158, 96 Stat. 18-19
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Admiral Hyman George Rickover
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June 23, 1982
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P.L. 97-201, 96 Stat. 126-127
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Fred Waring
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August 26, 1982
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P.L. 97-246, 96 Stat. 315-316
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Joe Louis
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August 26, 1982
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P.L. 97-246, 96 Stat. 315-316
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Louis L'Amour
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August 26, 1982
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P.L. 97-246, 96 Stat. 315-316
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Leo J. Ryan
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November 18, 1983
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P.L. 98-159, 97 Stat. 992
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Danny Thomas
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November 29, 1983
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P.L. 98-172, 97 Stat. 1119-1120
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Harry S. Truman
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May 8, 1984
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P.L. 98-278, 98 Stat. 173-175
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Lady Bird Johnson
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May 8, 1984
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P.L. 98-278, 98 Stat. 173-175
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Elie Wiesel
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May 8, 1984
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P.L. 98-278, 98 Stat. 173-175
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Roy Wilkins
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May 17, 1984
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P.L. 98-285, 98 Stat. 186
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George and Ira Gershwin
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August 9, 1985
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P.L. 99-86, 99 Stat. 288-289
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Anatoly and Avital Shcharansky
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May 13, 1986
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P.L. 99-298, 100 Stat. 432-433
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Harry Chapin
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May 20, 1986
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P.L. 99-311, 100 Stat. 464
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Aaron Copland
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September 23, 1986
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P.L. 99-418, Stat. 952-953
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Mary Lasker
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December 24, 1987
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P.L. 100-210, 101 Stat. 1441
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Jesse Owens
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September 20, 1988
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P.L. 100-437, 102 Stat. 1717
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Andrew Wyeth
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November 9, 1988
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P.L. 100-639, 102 Stat. 3331-3332
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Laurence Spelman Rockefeller
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May 17, 1990
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P.L. 101-296, 104 Stat. 197-199
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General Matthew B. Ridgeway
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November 5, 1990
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P.L. 101-510, 104 Stat. 1720-1721
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General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
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April 23, 1991
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P.L. 102-32, 105 Stat. 175-176
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General Colin Powell
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April 23, 1991
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P.L. 102-33, 105 Stat. 177-178
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Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
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November 2, 1994
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P.L. 103-457, 108 Stat. 4799-4800
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Ruth and Billy Graham
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February 13, 1996
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P.L. 104-111, 110 Stat. 772-773
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Francis Albert “Frank” Sinatra
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May 14, 1997
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P.L. 105-14, 111 Stat. 32-33
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta
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June 2, 1997
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P.L. 105-16, 111 Stat. 35-36
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
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October 6, 1997
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P.L. 105-51, 111 Stat. 117-1171
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
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July 29, 1998
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P.L. 105-215, 112 Stat. 895-896
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Little Rock Nine
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October 21, 1998
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P.L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681-597
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Gerald R. and Betty Ford
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October 21, 1998
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P.L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681-598
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Rosa Parks
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May 4, 1999
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P.L. 106-26, 113 Stat. 50-51
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Theodore M. Hesburgh
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December 9, 1999
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P.L. 106-153, 113 Stat. 1733-1734
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John Cardinal O'Connor
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March 3, 2000
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P.L. 106-175, 114 Stat. 20-21
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Charles M. Schulz
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June 20, 2000
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P.L. 106-225, 114 Stat. 457-458
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Pope John Paul II
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July 27, 2000
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P.L. 106-250, 114 Stat. 622-623
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Ronald and Nancy Reagan
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July 27, 2000
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P.L. 106-251, 114 Stat. 624-625
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Navajo Code Talkers
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December 21, 2000
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P.L. 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763
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General Henry H. Shelton
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January 16, 2002
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P.L. 107-127, 115 Stat. 2405-2406
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Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom
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July 17, 2003
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P.L. 108-60, 117 Stat. 862-863
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Jackie Roosevelt Robinson
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October 23, 2003
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P.L. 108-101, 117 Stat. 1195-1197
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Dr. Dorothy Height
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December 6, 2003
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P.L. 108-162, 117 Stat. 2017-2019
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Reverend Joseph A. DeLaine, Harry and Eliza Briggs, and Levi Pearson
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December 15, 2003
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P.L. 108-180, 117 Stat. 2645-2647
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Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King
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October 25 , 2004
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P.L. 108-368, 118 Stat. 1746-1748
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The Tuskegee Airmen
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April 11 , 2006
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P.L. 109-213, 120 Stat. 322
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Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
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September 27, 2006
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P.L. 109-287, 120 Stat. 1231-1232
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Byron Nelson
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October 16, 2006
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P.L. 109-357, 120 Stat. 2044-2046
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Dr. Norman E. Borlaug
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December 14, 2006
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P.L. 109-395, 120 Stat. 2709
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Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.
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October 10, 2007
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P.L. 110-95, 121 Stat. 1008
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
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May 6, 2008
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P.L. 110-209, 122 Stat. 721
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Constantino Brumidi
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July 1, 2008
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P.L. 110-259, 122 Stat. 2430-2432
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Edward William Brooke III
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July 1, 2008
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P.L. 110-260, 122 Stat. 2433-2435
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Native American Code Talkers
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October 15, 2008
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P.L. 110-420, 122 Stat. 4774
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Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII (‘WASP’)
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July 1, 2009
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P.L. 111-40, 123 Stat. 1958
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Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr., Michael Collins, and
John Herschel Glenn, Jr.
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August 7, 2009
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P.L. 111-44, 123 Stat. 1966-1967
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Arnold Palmer
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September 30, 2009
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P.L. 111-65, 123 Stat. 2003
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Dr. Muhammad Yunus |
October 5, 2010 |
P.L. 111-253, 124 Stat. 2635 |
100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service, United States Army |
October 5, 2010 |
P.L. 111-254, 124 Stat. 2637 |
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